Recent questions tagged climate change

Description : Is this the new normal?

Last Answer : This is the latest this area (the “Front Range”) has gone without measurable snow in many years.

Description : Is there any relationship between climate change and the Covid pandemic?

Last Answer : “Climate change” and “Covid pandemic” each have 13 letters.

Description : Does wrapping the bottom part of houses etc., with plastic work to prevent them from being flooded? See detail.

Last Answer : It can provided the water can’t get in under the plastic and sandbags. Otherwise, there will still be some seepage with a pump required to remove excess water.

Description : Is there a problem with the apricot supply?

Last Answer : See the following links: 1) link1 2) link2 Summary: Last year was a bad year and the crop was down 75%. Too early to tell for 2019

Description : Do you think anthropogenic climate change could ever turn Earth into Venus?

Last Answer : No exactly, but close enough to kill off the humans. Don’t take my word for it, q.v. Stephen Hawking Fossil Fuel corporations would stop denying climate change, because they’d be destroyed.

Description : Man-made Climate change...hoax or reality?

Last Answer : You asked the same question a year ago. Did you forget? https://www.fluther.com/201826/climate-change-real-issue-or-giant-scam/

Description : Climate Change: Real issue or giant scam?

Last Answer : We’ve had climate change before (look at the ice age). And it’s definitely changing now whether anyone likes it or not. Who’s to blame is up for debate. I’d say that some is natural, but some is due to human actions.

Description : If you live in the USA, what steps do you plan to take to reduce your carbon footprint?

Last Answer : I’m vegan. That alone is a huge step. I’d like to reduce my consumer waste. I eat out, a lot. But that means I have to cook. And if we cook more I’d like to compost.

Description : Are terrorists groups taking resources from countries who are fighting global climate change?

Last Answer : I don’t think they even know about climate change, much less what it is.

Description : When human beings come to their senses and stop causing climate change, what unchanging climate will we have and hopefully enjoy?

Last Answer : It would have to be at a tipping point before everyone joins in.

Description : In the future can we turn carbon emissions into diamonds?

Last Answer : It's almost certainly cheaper to convert the already concentrated carbon (coal) to diamonds-the current practice. Besides, if such a technology were miraculously developed the price of ... the price of diamonds is artificially sustained through the shrewd manipulation of outfits like deBeers.

Description : Assuming "Climate Change" is bad, then should we conclude that "Climate Never Changes" is good?

Last Answer : answer:It would certainly be good for all extant species if the climate never changed. But you have it backwards. A climate that never changes is good… therefore, climate change is bad.

Description : Why are some of the people who don't believe that humans are affecting the climate, so screamingly hateful towards those who do believe we affect the climate?

Last Answer : Listen to what they are saying. They believe that there is a global conspiracy involving nearly every scientist and scientific organization to fake data and models. The thousands of people involved intend to “destroy capitalism”.

Description : Who else would be affected by Climate Change?

Last Answer : answer:Most people on the planet. Climate change is disruptive just about anywhere.

Description : Is the climate changing on climate change?

Last Answer : I've been a believer for decades now, but nothing to do about convincing anyone else. I do my part, I even bought an old fashioned push mower last summer to go a little greener between the ... do think anyone that disputes the human impact on global warming in the last century or so is delusional.

Description : Are you aware that some news reporters are contractually obligated to deny climate change?

Last Answer : It’s legal if you agree to the terms and get compensated for it. I would not sign such a clause, I don’t think, but then I have never been offered an obscene amount of money to be silent on something like this.

Description : Any Advice on Applying to a TEDx Conference?

Last Answer : Go to their website. There’s bound to be some help on there. If not, look for your local facebook group. I know there’s one for every major city and that will have a lot of information.

Description : What is a good primer on climate change?

Last Answer : answer:http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ is great. But you should always keep in mind that there are those who claim, quite plausibly, that global warming is not caused by man. This is ... information, although TNR is quite right-leaning and the section itself is combative and partisan in nature.

Description : What are the scientific arguments against climate change?

Last Answer : You don't need any as there are no scientific arguments that we are heating the planet. Those scientists who are qualified to make an assessment all seem to have strong doubts. Those scientists who ... their field of expertise. If it was solidly supported by science there wouldn't be any debate.

Description : What must President Obama do if he agrees to a treaty on carbon emissions at Copenhagen?

Last Answer : Nothing. It is just fluff politics. Like baby kissing.

Description : Are we delaying action on climate change because we are racist?

Last Answer : Not racism, greed.

Description : Where do you stand on climate change? Skeptic, believer, unconvinced it's man-made?

Last Answer : I think the next generation will be in a better position to answer this question.

Description : Can I be a 'Climate-change doubter', without being considered to be wicked?

Last Answer : Can you link to some? I haven't yet seen anything I'd consider credible which says that climate change due to human activities is doubtful, myself. Sorry - to answer your question: in some ... claim something like Climate change is not a proven fact without being widely seen as willfully ignorant.

Description : Do childless or childfree people care about the future generation?

Last Answer : I don’t think having children is the only incentive to take care of the environment. People with no children are not just crapping up the Earth, not giving a damn. That’s kind of silly to think that.

Description : Are you doing anything for 350 day of international climate action?

Last Answer : I’ve been with bottles and cans to the recycling station today. Yay! Gotta drink something so I have bottles to recycle.

Description : Is climate change a serious threat?

Last Answer : The Earth is millions of years old. We've been keeping records on the Earth's temperature for about 100 years. We don't do a very good job of predicting what the weather will be like next week, much ... read Al Gore's book and then read Glen Beck's Inconvenient Book, then make up your own mind.

Description : Applying the first law of thermodynamics - What do you think about dark energy as a new energy source?

Last Answer : i honestly think cold fusion will happen before we control DM. And to be honest i think DM and Anti-matter will be one of those things that are going to truly be beyond our time. ... story by 1000ft set of solar panels constantly collecting energy? Talk about killing our dependency on fossil fuels.

Description : Is there an authoritative or at least credible source that indicates how many tons CO2-eq reduction can be attributed to the Kyoto Protocol when it is complete?

Last Answer : I'm not sure if there are any independent studies on it, but the general consensus by Scientists worldwide (including many hundreds or thousands not involved in it) is that it will lower our overall CO2 ... pretty moot point. We'll be out of most fossil fuels LONG before we totally kill our planet.

Description : What would you do if...

Last Answer : imma go with die…. cuz like, thats what freezing to death does to a person

Description : Freshwater shortage in Southern California - What do you think about the idea of using icebergs as a new source of fresh water?

Last Answer : I think desalinization might be cheaper. The ice caps are disappearing fast enough due to global warming.

Description : Do humans release greenhouse gases?

Last Answer : Well, I'm no scientist but I think farts are methane.

Description : Do you care about your carbon footprint? If yes, how much would you spend to eliminate it? What would you want as proof?

Last Answer : answer:I care enough to make changes when they are relatively easy (i.e. fit reasonably into my lifestyle or timely (e.g. when it's time to get a new car). In recent years, I racked up 30, ... these kinds of issues, I have to say that I no longer allow them to take precedence over my own happiness.